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BGS artificial ground data: what do you need from a geological survey?

28/08/2025

BGS is seeking user feedback on artificial ground data: how you use it, what information you consider, and what we can do to improve our offering.

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New research published on brownfield land

27/08/2025

National Brownfield Forum research on the interactions of policies affecting the planning and development of brownfield land has been published.

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NERC Tech Forum 2025

Event on 03/06/2025

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Gemini: a new stable isotope tool

21/08/2025

BGS’s Stable Isotope Facility has new mass spectrometer equipment for analysing carbon and oxygen isotopes from carbonates and water.

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New platform highlights geothermal potential across the UK

11/08/2025

A new government-funded geothermal initiative, which includes an interactive map, has launched to help decision makers assess the geothermal potential across the UK.

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Oasis revealed as Scottish capital’s ‘most seismic’ concert

07/08/2025

Twenty years of evidence from earthquake monitoring proves the Britpop legends are the most ‘ground shaking’ musical act to perform at Murrayfield Stadium, with the chance to secure their position at the top of the charts this weekend.

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ECORD IODP3 Expedition 501 science team on board Liftboat Robert. Source: ECORD IODP
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IODP³-NSF Expedition 501: successful offshore operations launches onshore phase

06/08/2025

Scientists have managed to take water and sediment samples from beneath the ocean on the New England Shelf for the first time, with the intention of understanding this offshore aquifer system.

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New tool helps identify coal mine gas risk for housing developments in Scotland

05/08/2025

Scientists have co-developed a new tool for North Lanarkshire Council to help screen coal mine gas emissions prior to the development of new houses and buildings.

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Kamchatka earthquake highlights the advances in tsunami early warning systems

31/07/2025

The response to the 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Russia has emphasised how far scientific understanding of tsunamis has come over the last two decades, and the improved mitigation measures that are now in place.

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New journal article reveals snapshot of forever chemicals in shallow English soils

31/07/2025

Data on the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance concentrations in English soils has been released.

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Zambia’s first critical minerals guide supports the country’s potential in global clean energy transition

18/07/2025

A new guide to Zambia’s critical minerals highlights the country’s current and potential critical mineral resources, including cobalt and lithium.

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Day one of fieldwork on the EGRET project, heading to the Fraser Lakes REE-enriched pegmatites on a float plane from La Ronge.
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Funding awarded to UK/Canadian critical mineral research projects

08/07/2025

BGS is part of a groundbreaking science partnership aiming to improve critical minerals mining and supply chains.

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